17 new coronavirus cases reported in Lahore's Chah Miran vicinity
Last updated on: 10 April,2020 04:44 pm
Authorities have sealed 154 houses and closed the markets.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – As many as 17 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the provincial capital’s Chah Miran area on Friday, taking the number of confirmed patients to 363 in Lahore.
The authorities have sealed the entire area and deputed police personnel at the entry and exit routes after new cases reported were reported in Chah Miran.
The officials of the district administration reviewed the sealed area.
Sources said that the authorities have sealed 154 houses and closed the markets.
Assistant Commissioner Tabraiz Maree said that the samples for coronavirus test of more than 50 people have been collected after imposing complete lockdown, adding that the area was sealed after positive cases emerged.
Punjab’s highest number of cases in Lahore
On Thursday, speaking exclusively in Dunya News’ program “Nuqta e Nazar”, Provincial Minister for Health Dr Yasmin Rashid said that Lahore has the highest number of coronavirus cases in Punjab while the situation in South Punjab is less severe.
The minister said that patients in Mayo hospitals are being treated using Hydroxychloroquine. She said that younger patients are recovering in greater numbers because of stronger immune system.
She expressed satisfaction on the effectiveness of lockdown in the province saying that it was imposed in time and helped curb the spread of the virus, but noted that the situation in Pakistan was, thankfully, under control.
Shedding light on the number of cases in the province, she said that Lahore has reported the most cases while Gujranwala also has a high number of cases and Gujrat has 98 cases. Out of all reported cases, 1430 are either pilgrims from Iran or belong to Tableeghi Jamat.
Dr. Yasmin, while talking on the topic of plasma, said that plasma is drawn from patients after they test negative for the virus and it could prove to be most useful for patients in critical condition. She said that the government is working on using plasma systematically and is compiling a list of the recovered patients.
Punjab govt prepares SOPs for isolation at home
On the other hand, the Punjab government has prepared standard operating procedures (SOPs) for isolation at home and hinted at implementing them on appropriate time, Dunya News reported on Friday.
Provincial Minister for Health Dr Yasmin Rashid told that the Chinese doctors have advised to keep coronavirus patients at hospital instead of home.
Dr Yasmin Rashid maintained that ventilators in large numbers are available at hospitals and only seven patients are in critical condition at the moment.